St. Michael’s Church in Hildesheim

7 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  7 minutes

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The Church of St. Michael (German: Michaeliskirche) is an early-Romanesque church located in Hildesheim, Germany. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985 due to the before mentioned early-Romanesque architecture and art found within such as the Tree of Jesse and the now relocated Bernward Doors. Following the Protestant reformation, St. Michael’s became a shared church, with the majority of the structure being Lutheran and the crypt Roman Catholic.   read more…

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